OwensPark comprises five main residential blocks (Tower, Tree Court, Green Court, Little Court and the Mall), an entertainment block (referred to as The Bar), where the weekly BOP ('Big Old Party') takes place, and an administration/library block.

The 61m high [1] OwensPark Tower is a local landmark.

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Owens was brought in by Nortel in April 2004 in the wake of a management and accounting scandal.

Owens is entitled to: (i) a lump sum of US$2.0 million as severance allowance representing two years' base salary; (ii) a lump sum equivalent to nine weeks of base salary representing all of Mr.

Owens will also receive a pension benefit over a guaranteed period of five years commencing with a payment of $703,913 to be made in June 2006 and equal monthly payments thereafter in the amount of $99,073 through November 2010.

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jesse owens(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)

On Spetember 12, 1913, James Cleveland was born to the parents of Henry and Emma Owens in Oakville, Alabama.

Born September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama to Henry and Emma Owens, was one of...

James Cleveland Owens was born in 1913 in a small town in Alabama to Henry and Emma Owens.

Owen'sPark is well sited in Manchester, close to major road connections and with rail and bus stations a shortish (say 10 mins) bus or cab ride away.

OwensPark required us to confirm room numbers two weeks before the con, and would charge us for that number plus any extras: they were quite willing to take on extra room requests up to the opening day of the con.

OwensPark were quite happy for day attendees who were not staying on-site to be at the con provided they had a full fire list and our assurance that these people would not sleep on-site.

In 1990, the park was reopened and has become a beautiful diamond in the downtown area, offering a green oasis in contrast to the glass, asphalt and concrete in the urban environment.

In 1992, the park was renamed Finlay Park, in honor of Kirkman Finlay, Mayor of Columbia who had a vision to reenergize the area known as the Vista, between Main Street and the river, and recreate the beautiful site known as Sidney Park.

The park is situated between the streets of Assembly, Taylor, Gadsden and Laurel and remains one of the treasures of Columbia.

Marlene Owens Rankin, raised in Hyde Park, Illinois, remembers her father seldom mentioned the state, recalling family-specific incidents instead, most of them unpleasant --how hard, for example, his sisters had to work harvesting vegetables and scrubbing floors.

Owens, living in Chicago at the time, campaigned for Republican William G. Stratton for Governor of Illinois on the promise that an Illinois Athletic Commission would be formed with Owens as its head.

However, it had deteriorated badly and Owens found a park district in which political favoritism was endemic; run-down parks with thousands of blighted trees; two swimming pools that were inoperative; three golf courses; and a total of only 2,000 acres belonging to the park district.

Owens realized immediately that if the park district met its basic charge to provide “opportunities for wholesome recreation for all citizens,” maximum use of all resources had to be achieved.

Owens strongly believed it was necessary to do this to preserve land in this rapidly developing area, and to add value to homeowner properties.

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Gambrill State Park(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)

Gambrill State Park has its beginnings when public-spirited conservationists of Frederick County purchased this tract of land on Catoctin Mountain and donated it to the City of Frederick to be used for a municipal mountain park.

On September 7, 1934, the City presented the acreage to the State for use as a state park, which was later named to honor the late James H. Gambrill, Jr., a Frederick resident and leading advocate of the conservation of natural resources.

Gambrill State Park comes alive in the spring, with the flowering of many trees and shrubs, highlighted by the blooming of the dogwood trees in late May and the abundance of the beautiful mountain laurel's large white flowers in early June.

Interestingly, several Owens supporters have used the blogs to raise the converse; that it was Yassky (27% to winner Yvette Clarke’s 31%) who cost the election to Owens (19%).

It would be idiotic to presume that the Owens voters in these ADs were any more likely than any other fl voters to support Yassky in the event that they could not vote for their first choice.

Those who chose Owens because they were impressed by the service rendered to their community by his father were probably not statistically significant, but were unlikely to have any predisposition to vote for either Una’s daughter or Clarence’s adopted son.

Over the summer, he was often seen dragging an orange, 15-gallon jug across the park to the lone picnic table every couple of days, wheeling backwards and using his one leg to push himself across the grass.

Owens wants to make the best use of the property and as the self-proclaimed spokesman for the park, he’s made a few suggestions to the Carbondale Public works Department.

Owens said he is a big fan of the Public Works Department, and Ballenger said he is planning to work with Owens to make other parks in town ADA accessible.

The Owens Foundation is also providing support for the Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) trained by Delia and Mark's Rural Health Program to improve the health of the people living near the Park.

Delia and Mark Owens have raised funds to assist in the building of schools in Fela and Chilyaba villages and they are working to expand and update other remote schools and teacher housing in the North Luangwa area.

The Owens Foundation has partnered with Harvest Help: a non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom, which is dedicated to improving the lives of rural Africans-particularly in Zambia.

She provided leadership as president of the Brookridge Estates Homes Association and of the Overland Park Legacy of Greenery Committee and served as vice-chair of the Executive Committee of the Friends of the Arboretum.

Donna serves as the city's representative on the Mid-America Regional Council Board of Directors, the National League of Cities Steering Committee on Community and Economic Development, and is appointed to the Johnson County Transportation Advisory Council.

Two Harbors is fortunate to have many parks inside the city limits and three state parks within a short drive, including Split Rock Light House.

The local parks are well maintained and offer picnic tables, playground equipment, barbecues, ball fields and lots of mowed areas for your blankets.

Thomas OwensPark and Bandshell - It is located right in the middle of town and has become a favorite spot of many local residents and visitors.

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The State | 12/19/2006 | New skate park up in air(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)

They’re asking the city to pitch in $300,000 to build a $568,000, 16,000-square-foot park at Owens Field in the Rosewood community in south Columbia.

The new park would have a portion shaped like a curvy swimming pool that transitions into a street plaza design, which would mimic an urban landscape with stairs, handrails, ledges and benches.

While the city no longer keeps track of how many skateboarders use the park, an estimated 200 were using it a couple of years ago on a typical day of good weather, said Allison Baker, assistant city manager who oversees the park.

Which is kinda funny, because as MediaBistro reminded today, when T.O. published his autobiography this summer, Eagles QB Donovan McNabb dismissed the thing as “a children’s book.” Now, Owens is producing the real thing, or close to it.

Owens ended up at BenBella because the company has a relationship with his literary agent, Ian Kleinert at The Literary Group International, which specializes in athletes-turned-authors.

As for the inherent irony in Owens, easily considered one of the most selfish players in pro sports, writing a book about sharing, well, Watkins kinda laughs.

To celebrate leaving the fabulous place that is Owens park(AKA: OP, pisshole etc.) I decide to share some of my memories of this wonderous place.

A picture of fire engines at owenspark while it was on fire.

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Lighting for Jesse Owens Park in jeopardy(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)

MOULTON — A motion to accept bids for lighting two ballfields at Jesse Owens Memorial Park died for lack of a second, further delaying the park's ability to become self-sufficient.

One of the problems is that OwensPark has $12,000 left for completion of the grant, and in addition to the lighting, the project still requires dugouts and bleachers.

Commissioner Barkley Lentz, who represents District 5 and Veterans Park, said people in the community volunteered their time to construct the park and wondered aloud why Speake and Oakville residents can't do the same.